Pool together the efforts of two already seasoned local musicians and it’s bound to create something interesting.

The story of The Lindsay Tin begins early last year when founding members Paul Christian Patterson and Paul Jeans, known for their involvement in The Dark Sky Singers and Jeans goes POP! respectively, decided to devote their energies to a collaboration.

After holing themselves up writing and performing as a twosome, the pair decided the time had come to add more strings to their bow and so they invited Rich James, Dom Murphy and Jonny Rix into the fold.

Singer Paul Jeans explains: “Myself and Paddy (AKA Paul Christian Patterson) began writing together early 2012 after being introduced by a mutual friend for a different musical project which never came to fruition and we spent the latter half of 2012 playing as an electro/acoustic two-piece.

“But we drafted in Rich, Jonny and Dom to help expand the sound.”

A move that will undoubtedly serve them well as even with just two of them at the helm they managed to create grand and atmospheric musical arrangements.

As a fully formed five-piece they appear to have tightened the reins and – from what I have listened to online – their tracks lend a nod to the orchestral style favoured by the likes of Arcade Fire.

And their musical compatibility is strengthened as they favour an inclusive approach when writing songs, says Paul.

“It tends to be Paddy who comes up with a riff/chord structure and I write the melody/lyrics then we jam it out with the band to get the structure. The collaborative approach helps to push our writing into new areas we probably would not have explored individually.”

The result is what it is, according to Paul. Having never set out with one particular genre in mind, The Lindsay Tin are happy to run with this “trial and error” approach.

“We have yet to play as a full band so have only played acoustically as a duo but we seemed to go down well in general, we’ve left some people baffled and some exhilarated which is how we want it, we aim to be a musical experience that you have to commit to, you get out what you put in.”

Audiences in the region will have their chance to commit to The Lindsay Tin cause at their debut EP launch on April 12 at The Sage Gateshead where a performance that stimulates both ears and eyes has been promised.

The launch should set them in good stead for building up a local fanbase before they can start stretching further afield to reach a bigger audience.

“I suppose it starts with a North East buzz but then we hope to branch out when it becomes viable. There is no point booking a gig in London before anyone has heard of you as it is an expensive thing to do, hopefully with the radio play/blog site interest we are starting to generate the word should start creeping about,” explains Paul.

He adds: “Ultimately we would like to be able to tour/make more records and make a modest living from it. We have no illusions of being rock star millionaires, which is lucky.”

The Lindsay Tin will be playing Stockton Calling Festival on Saturday, March 30 followed by their EP launch gig at The Sage Gateshead on Friday, April 12 where support will be provided by Minotaurs, The Union Choir and Doc Smith.